Face mask‐induced purpura: another unexpected effect of COVID era.

As purpura is often associated to serious conditions, reassurance of patients presenting with face mask-induced purpura is advisable after necessary investigations. In our patient, the intense photodamaged skin may be a predisposing factor for the development of purpura, similarly to what is observed in Bateman's purpura. As the patient noticed that the lesions had appeared after prolonged use of FFP2 face mask, she had autonomously started to wear surgical masks in order to reduce facial skin pressure and, after that, she was experiencing an improvement of her skin signs. [Extracted from the article]